PDRM issues 12,437 saman, detain 25 indivuals for various offences in new year’s eve traffic operations

As 2025 drew to a close, there was the usual year end celebrations all across the country, and there was also saman, plenty of them. In traffic operations conducted on New Year’s Eve and stretched into the start of 2026, PDRM issued a total of 12,437 summonses in traffic operations conducted nationwide, The Star reports.

According to Bukit Aman traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) director Commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri, the summonses were issued during operations at 240 deployment locations, including roadblocks, preventive patrols and static duties at public gathering hotspots such as city centres, recreational areas and main routes.

He added that 390 vehicles were seized while 25 individuals were detained for further action under various legal provisions, including the Road Transport Act 1987. “A total of 20 individuals were detained under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, three under the Penal Code and another three under other laws,” he said in a statement.

In Kuala Lumpur, 378 summonses were issued and 90 motorcycles seized during an Ops Samseng Jalanan operation, while 1,206 summonses were issued in Selangor, with seven individuals being detained.

He said the traffic operations, which saw a total of 327 senior police officers and 2,460 personnel being deployed, working together with members of other agencies, including the road transport department (JPJ), were conducted in conjunction with year end festivities to ensure public safety, public order and smooth traffic flow.

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